Charges filed in Dwight shooting incident

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Jan 18, 2013 at 10:43 AMJan 18, 2013 at 10:45 AM

A Dwight man is being held in the Livingston County Jail stemming from an altercation that began at Victory Lanes bowling alley in Dwight Dec. 29 and ended with him shooting another man in the leg.Peter T. Guinn, 28, of Dwight, is being charged with two Class 3 felonies, which are considered non-probationable offenses, one being possession of a firearm with a felony record and possession of a firearm with no Firearm Owner Identification card.A Class 3 felony, if convicted, can carry a sentence of two to five years in prison and fines up to $25,000.Guinn was seen at the Livingston County Law and Justice Center for a preliminary hearing Monday.Details from the night in question, according to court records, allege that Guinn was at Victory Lanes in Dwight. He was asked to leave by an employee due to the state Guinn was in. Guinn left the bowling alley and returned to his apartment along with friends of his that were at the bowling alley. The employee that asked Guinn to leave the bowling alley showed up at his apartment. It is unclear why he was there. An argument between the two ensued, when Guinn fired shots and the employee was injured. At that point, the police were called and Guinn was taken into custody.The employee was not named and the extent of the employee’s injury was not made available.Guinn is being held at the Livingston County Jail in lieu of $750,000, which would require a bond payment of 10 percent cash. His jury pre-trial is scheduled for March 4 at 10 a.m. and his jury trial is scheduled for March 15 at 11 a.m.